velB — Neurospora crassa

Summary

NCU05964, symbol velB, on Neurospora crassa chromosome 6, encodes a developmental regulator VosA protein containing a Velvet domain. The gene product is associated with identical protein binding and localises to both the cytoplasm and nucleus. Annotated biological process associations include carotene and carotenoid anabolism, mycose biosynthesis, asexual sporulation, conidia formation, secondary metabolism, spore formation, hypersensitivity, and DNA-dependent transcription. Studies of related genes in other species link the Velvet family to reduced virulence and unaffected pathogenicity.